METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 141, 11 December 1935, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

WELtJINGtoN'^ WEATHER

MOON FOR DECEMBER.

.First Quarter, third. day, 6.58, p.m.; full moon,-tenth day, 2.40 p.m.; third quarter eiEhteentb. day, 8.27 a.m.; new moon, twentysixth day,' 5.19 a.m. (Standard Time.)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1935.

The Sun.—Kose today 4.11 a.m.; sets 717 p.m. Rises tomorrow 4.11 a.m.: sets 7.17 p.m (Standard Time.), ' Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 3hr* afternoon, 4hi 54mln. Total, 7hr 54min. • Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 71.5deg. • minimum, 56.0deg.; mean, 63.8deg. . . ~ Rainfall.—Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. todayft- 0.021n.' Total to date during the month, 0.02 in. ,

Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. today.—ll.7 m.p.h. Barometer.—Ye«terday, 9 a.m., 30.21"1n. -Today, 9 a.m., 30,023 in.

SYNOPSIS (DX LAST 24 HOURS.

The recent anticyclone-is moving eastwards and since last' night a ; slight depression has been crossing the Dominion. Durivg yesterday winds were mainly light to moderate and rather -variable but northerlles to westerlies have .predominated and have .strengthened In parts of the Cool* and Foyeaux Straits areas. The weather. |or; the most part has been fine and warm, but during the night it became cloudy in Taranakl and. over most of the South Island, while scattered showers or misty rains have since fallen in western parts and the far. south. Places In..Foveaux Strait, however1, have had rather heavy falls, Puysegur Point Teporttoß as much as 107 points since last night. > , ; .■

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Beaufort scale of wind force, with eouijalent m.p.h.—l, light air. 2-3; * eUgbl breeze, 4-7: 8 gentle breeze, 8-li; 4 mods' rate breeze, 12-16; 6 fresh breeze, IT-21 • 8 Btrong breeze, 22-27; 7 high wind, 28-33; B,_ gale, 34-40; 9, atrong gale, 41-48; 10 whole gala. 49.-58; 11, storm. 5/-6e: 12 hurncsne.

Weather.—lS, blue Bky; 80, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, orercast; O Bloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; B, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; D, drizzleP. passing ihowera; H, hail; q, squally; L, lightnings T. thunder: P, fog; M, mist; Z, haze.

Station. Pre*. Temp. Weather. Cape Marii'ViD. Calm 30.18 71 BC Russell-,....;...■■.-Calm . ."30.18 66 BC Hokiaaga.Hauls Calm 30.14 69 BC Kaipara Big. Stn. E 1 30.17 71 c ' Manukau; HdaV SSW 2 - 30.20 60 B Auckland .... NE 2 30.19 69 BC Tirltirl : .... I SE 2 - — 65 BC Kawhia „,„„:W 2 ' '_ "65 O ajauranga .... Calm. 30.28 71 B Opotlkt ' .... Nw S! 30.14 72 BC Taupo -.«, B ..S1 — M BC East Cape ..., NW, 6 30.10 67 B Glsborne M , KW I 30.07 1 72 B Napier B.2 30.03 71 B Castlepoint .. NW 6 29.99 70 B Cape Palllser KW 6 ■» — 7B B New Plymouth SW 1 30.18 67 CM Cape Egmont .. W 3 30.17 66 BC p atea NW 1 30.18 62 O Wanganul .. WNW 1 30.18 68 C Toxton ....... Wl — 62 D Wellington »« NW 6 30.02 61 OMD Nelson ...... NK 2 30.05 66 " B Cape Campbell N5 29.96 61 BCZ Farewell' Spit W6 30.05 67 B Westport .... SW 2 30113- 59 C Greymouth .. NE 2 30.13 61 C Arthur's Pass NW 2 — 58 O Kaikoura .... NE 2 29.93' 68 B Christchurch WNW 3 29.89 71 - BC Akaroa X'se. WSW 1 29.94 64 F Tlmaru Calm 29.93 68 C Oamaru Calm 29.91 68 OMR Dunedin ...- .Calm 29.96 63 OMK Alexandra .... Calm — 64 OD Queenstown ,.... W 1. .29.98 63 0 Nuggets .... WNW 3- ' 29.90 65 O Bluff, . WNW 3 29.91 62 O Puysegur Pt. NW 7 20.92 58 OM